Victor Ortiz is recovering from a broken jaw.
According to the Ring, Victor Ortiz underwent a two hour surgry today to repair his broken jaw. The surgery was successful according to his manager Rollando Arellano. Victor Ortiz suffered a broken jaw on Saturday Night at the Staples Center in LA against Josesito Lopez.
“The operation went great. The doctors went in there and they did their repairs. Now, it’s a matter of healing and letting the surgery and the repair find its place and begin the healing process. When they do a surgery like that, they wanted to make sure that everything went well,” said Arellano.
“They wanted to make sure that he is stable. So when Victor got out of surgery, he went to the intensive care unit for a couple of hours and they made sure that all of the post-surgery vitals and everything were stable and then he went back to his room and now he’s in a stable and resting condition.”
Arellano said that Ortiz (29-4-2, 22 Kos) fought Lopez (29-4, 18 KOs) with the injury from the 5th round on.
“Basically, from the fifth round on, Victor fought with a broken jaw. Victor says that he knew that there was a problem because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. Every time he tried, it would just drop open,” said Arellano.
“So during the fight, he had to push his jaw up and hold it against it so that he could continue fighting. He also tried to use his glove to protect it.”
“We do have a rematch option, and I’m sure that he would want to exercise that,” said Richard Schaefer, who is Golden Boy Promotion’s CEO. “And who wouldn’t want to see another fight between those two guys? Who wouldn’t want to see a rematch of the Fight of The Year candidate?”
Ortiz wrote down on paper “exercise the rematch clause” according to Arellano
Real Combat Media wishes Victor Ortiz well in his recovery.
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